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KCC administrator joins cleanliness drive in Khulna
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Administrator and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society-Khulna City Unit Chairman Nazrul Islam Manju inspected a water hyacinth
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Dengue: 6 more die, 1,886 hospitalized in
Six people died of dengue in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today while 1,886 were hospitalized after being infected with the mosquito-borne disease during the same period. The latest fatalities have raised the country
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Meta loses appeal over French media payment rules
Meta loses appeals against interim measures imposed by French regulators
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Spain’s deadly train crash adds new complication to Sanchez reelection campaign
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had hoped to ride a wave of public anger over the eviction of an octogenarian, who later died, to win reelection in a snap election, but Wednesday’s deadly train crash has dealt a serious blow to his campaign.
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Boxes of perished goods are seen outside an Intermarche supermarket in Paris the day after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, 13 October, 2026. REUTERS/Lucien Libert/File Photo
The US Army Criminal Investigation Division said its Cyber Field Office was involved in the investigation and that it was working with French law enforcement to better understand "the refrigeration outages in Europe."
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Bangladesh reach World Cup semis with 4-0 win
Bangladesh stormed into the semifinals of the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival’s Tier E after thrashing Montenegro 4-0 in
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Ex-DSCC councillor Sayeed jailed for 7 years in corruption case
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Ward-9 councillor AKM Mominul Haque Sayeed to seven years in prison in a corruption case involving the acquisition of assets beyond his known sources of income. Judge Hamidul Islam of Dhaka Special...
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‘Horrific’ Russian drone strike kills 13 at Ukraine train station
A Russian drone slammed into a busy platform at a railway station in Ukraine’s Dnipro on Thursday killing at least 13 people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called a “horrific” attack that demands a response from Kyiv’s allies. The strike came as...
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Shahjalal Islami Bank organises closing and certificate distribution ceremony of EDP
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC has organised the closing and certificate distribution ceremony of the Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) under the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program (SICIP) on Tuesday.
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Drivers block Dhaka-Sylhet highway over gas shortage
CNG-run auto-rickshaw and microbus drivers blocked the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj on Thursday, demanding a steady supply
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Five of a family burned in Gazipur gas leak fire
Five members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas leak in Kashimpur, Gazipur, on Thursday morning. The victims were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka for treatment around 2pm. The fire broke out in the Sardagong area...
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Thakurgaon-1 by-election ends, vote counting begins
Polling in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election concluded without any reported violence or disorder on Thursday, with voting ending at around 4:30pm after starting at 8am. The constituency covers Thakurgaon Sadar, Ruhia and Bhulli. Vote counting began immediately after polling ended....
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Dengue claims three more lives in last
Three more people died of dengue and 1,262 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Friday.
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The Ducsu building on the Dhaka University campus. File photo: Collected
The administrations of all 18 residential halls are collecting written opinions separately from representatives of the respective hall units of student organisations.
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BNP candidate using brother’s presidential status to influence voters: Parwar
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
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Sajek tourism stalled after 8-day blockade: When will things return to normal?
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Rizvi: Thakurgaon-1 by-election held peacefully
BNP acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday said voting in the by-election to Thakurgaon-1 constituency was peaceful, with no reports of polling-centre occupation, vote rigging or clashes. He said the BNP is optimistic about the election, citing satisfactory...
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Patwary threatens march into Gulshan to dismantle syndicates
National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nasiruddin Patwary on Friday threatened to lead a march towards Gulshan if the government fails to take action against powerful business syndicates he accused of manipulating the market and keeping commodity prices high.
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Five family members burnt in gas fire
Five members of a family, including a woman and a child, suffered burns in a fire caused by a gas
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Proposal to extend deadline for front number plates on motorcycles to Dec 31
A proposal has been made to extend the deadline for fitting manual number plates on the front of motorcycles from November 15 to December 31.
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